Program Opening Second Scary Season

HAMPTON — Something scary reopens at Sandy Bottom Nature Park Friday. And it's all for a good cause.

The Brittany Coalition's second annual "Forest of Fear" opens at the forest preserve. Its two-week run is aimed at scaring the wits out of visitors while raising money for charity.

The fright fest is open from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. General admission is $6, $4 for kids 10 and under. Anyone bringing three cans of food gets $1 off the general admission. Call 592- 5382 for more information.

Sandy Bottom is off Big Bethel Road across from the Hampton Towne Centre shopping plaza.

Forest of Fear opened Oct. 15 and 16 but was rained out by Hurricane Irene on Sunday and has been closed since. It continues through Halloween weekend.

The event benefits several community groups. More than 9,000 people attended in 1998 and raised $30,000. Expected attendance this year is 15,000 to 20,000. The coalition hopes to raise $50,000. Three hundred volunteers participate.

The Brittany Coalition is group of volunteers founded in 1998 to hold the haunting affair.